The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-17

sSSPRs IN fyf Ss.h ests s
iu dreams, and his strength o. muscles 90 Jar
ssIy ss 8 bsa sss SsSn whs Se
even es =. to 'I move SO much" He lost about
one hundred and my pound, q h hs
known. "a he was superstitiously unwilling to
be weighed. Unfortunately he was not con,
Sbsur 70 Extremes So@ of
Last sixteen years Of his life. -
is taken from tho, system when tho quantity
OF food Is reduced, even far below what IS
/ have before me the records OF no less than
ffty-two centenarians the details In regard
o se h thy B Rssn asSes
imore than. two.thlrdsi arc. women. This
the comparative immunity that women en-
10y from many risks to which men are EXPOSED.
anxleties and heartbuInings which attend
mems struggles f2r influence. and S even Tor
tally than men. the mortality Of girls being
year Of life. whom the female is neither more
temperate nor less ambitious than the male.
and IL exposed to as many dangers.
OF the sixteen men one only was single: ten
OF the thirty-six women were single; aftesn
men and twenty-six women. then, among the
enough, OF these forty -one q large number, all
in fact, but Ave. were widowed. Three, Of the
IN somfortabIe cre c e nine we're ias
zen medium: Only eight were faii;;
means sHSH Tood deal a' Most 81 the ty-two have
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been through life moderate eaters: twelve.
b as Ise es
eohoiic liquors lin his case the liquor preferred
must e added 1--WE elassed as Irritable and
As to smoking. thirty-two are non-smokers.
seventeen smoke much flour Of them being
women three moderately and two sOu Mat as
actual condition. Of the ffty-two centenarians.
only that the same weaknesses prevail. In al
most the same degree. among them. as we
@ 81 sa SO
could have been examined twenty years ago
tee. ho se st tha. most Of them Wsre free
wbose on sna cr
such causes stated. in reply to questions as t9
his ssd msS s soa Sak
will'..not case. It Will 10 observed Of Will:
full will to water SO Willful must wet" but, OF
Willful would not to water and so wet his
whistle to his own discomfort.
~ s d vas
circumstances. and not characterized by any
es Be-
gained without any real advantage: all that
makes life worth living being sacrificed for
LIES nero sakel. most men not affected py
may hope to attain an age considerably ex-
score years. It would appear. In fact. as
is1u 81 nols limit IF Gnman Ill., nd
that age is attained. the fault. apart from ma
lignant disease or accident. has lain with
Z" Every man is a fool or physician at forty"
there is the Important truth that it is in every
mans power. II he fs wise. to recognize early
own consultation: ana the means by which ali
such stores Of vitality as it may possess may
be utilized An able Rhyscisn ssd to Pnys
died natural DEATH" and he went
on to explain that man can only be
said to die q natural death when no
dies al at once when the organs on which cir
man dies because circulation fails. another be-
he
bowels become unequal to their work; In fine:
the secret OF longevity lies In the attainment Of
natural life to be brought to an end by a nat
give give his Vital powers fair chances. would and
that, like
Tho wonderful one boss shay.
He was built In such logical way
las to runl hundred years to day,
And then OF . sudden Ito pass awayl
RICHARD A. PROCTOR.